Management of Resectable Pancreatic Cancer

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This video examines the management of resectable pancreatic cancer, including how this type of disease is best defined, the latest standard of care in the adjuvant setting, and emerging trends in surveillance.

In this video, Davendra Sohal, MD, MPH, of the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, discusses the management of resectable pancreatic cancer, including how this type of disease is best defined, the latest standard of care in the adjuvant setting, and emerging trends in surveillance.

Sohal spoke on this topic during an education session at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, held last month in Chicago.

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